1927 VMI Keydets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1927
| team = VMI Keydets
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = W. C. Raftery
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Alumni Field
}}
{{1927 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1927 VMI Keydets football team was an American football team that represented the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) during the 1927 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach W. C. Raftery, the team compiled an overall record of 6–4.{{cite web |url=https://vmikeydets.com/sports/football/schedule/1927 |title=1927 VMI Keydets football schedule |work=VMI Athletics |access-date=December 20, 2021}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 37–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90868855/cadets-trim-wofford-lads/|work=The Charlotte News|title=Cadets trim Wofford lads|date=September 18, 1927|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Richmond
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 22–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90868926/vmi-flashes-to-win-from-spiders-22-to/|work=Daily Press|title=V.M.I. flashes to win from Spiders 22 to 0|date=September 25, 1927|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 0–7
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90868999/mizell-carries-ball-across-vmi-goal/|work=The Miami Herald|title=Mizell carries ball across V.M.I. goal|date=October 2, 1927|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Roanoke
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 32–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90869061/flying-squadron-routs-roanoke/|work=The State|title=Flying Squadron routs Roanoke|date=October 9, 1927|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Lambeth Field
| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA
| score = 8–13
| source = {{cite news|title=Virginia wins in last half of game|newspaper=The Birmingham News|date=October 16, 1927|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90869138/virginia-wins-in-last-half-of-game/|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Tate Field
| site_cityst = Richmond, VA
| score = 6–10
| source = {{cite news|title=V.M.I. beaten by Maryland|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=October 23, 1927|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90869243/vmi-beaten-by-maryland/|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Richardson Field
| site_cityst = Davidson, NC
| score = 20–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90869398/virginia-cadets-beat-davidson-on-richard/|work=The Charlotte News|title=Virginia Cadets beat Davidson on Richardson Field|date=October 30, 1927|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Alumni Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| score = 7–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90869503/heels-lose-blocked-kick-is-disastrous-f/|work=The News and Observer|title=Heels lose; Blocked kick is disastrous for Collins eleven|date=November 6, 1927|accessdate=December 19, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Kentucky
| site_stadium = Laidley Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, WV
| score = 0–25
| source = {{cite news|title=Wildcats, led by Ford and Portwood, whip V.M.I., 25–0|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=November 13, 1927|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90869593/wildcats-led-by-ford-and-portwood-whip/|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = VPI
| site_stadium = Maher Field
| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 12–9
| source = {{cite news |title=Tech. Bows To V.M.I.|url=http://digitalcollections.vmi.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15821coll8/id/4912/rec/10|publisher=Virginia Military Institute|newspaper=The Cadet|date=November 28, 1927|page=1|access-date=February 3, 2016}}
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